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Table 2 Evolution of the prevalence of high cardiovascular risk prevalence by social determinants between 2005 and 2016

From: Explaining income-related inequalities in cardiovascular risk factors in Tunisian adults during the last decade: comparison of sensitivity analysis of logistic regression and Wagstaff decomposition analysis

Study

TAHINA-2005

THES-2016

N

High cardiovascular risk prevalence %[CI 95]

N

High cardiovascular risk prevalence %[CI 95]

Characteristics

Gender

 

P = 0.110

 

P = 0.269

 Male

3233

13.6 [12.0–15.0]

2610

21.1 [19.2–22.9]

 Female

4320

11.2 [10.1–12.4]

2839

19.6 [17.9–21.3]

Age-Groups (years)

 

p < 10−3

 

P < 10−3

 35–44

2992

7.4 [6.2–8.7]

1803

11.2 [9.4–13.0]

 45–54

2469

14.1 [12.3–15.9]

1708

22.9 [20.6–25.3]

 55–64

1319

19.1 [16.5–21.7]

1443

27.7 [25.0–30.3]

 65–70

773

17.7 [14.5–21.0]

495

31.9 [27.3–36.4]

Area

 

P < 10−3

 

P < 10−3

 Urban

4372

14.8 [13.5–16.1]

3606

22.8 [21.2–24.4]

 Rural

3181

7.3 [6.3–8.3]

1843

15.1 [13.3–17.0]

Region

 

P < 10−3

 

p = 0.003

 District of Tunis

925

19.2 [16.3–22.0]

685

22.4 [19.1–25.7]

 North East

1024

9.5 [7.6–11.4]

799

20.2 [17.3–23.0]

 North West

1124

6.6 [5.2–8.1]

886

19.0 [16.3–21.7]

 Centre East

1099

15.1 [12.9–17.2]

836

22.1 [19.6–25.3]

 Centre West

1176

7.9 [6.3–9.4]

763

16.2 [13.5–18.8]

 South East

1070

8.8 [6.9–10.6]

708

16.2 [13.4–19.0]

 South West

1135

8.0 [6.4–9.6]

772

20.3 [17.4–23.3]

Level of education

 

P = 0.057

 

P = 0.003

 Illiterate

3258

10.7 [9.4–11.9]

1240

22.9 [20.2–25.6]

 Primary

2588

12.3 [10.7–13.9]

2117

21.1 [19.1–23.1]

 Secondary

1233

15.9 [13.3–18.4]

1472

19.6 [17.3–22.0]

 University

474

11.7 [8.3–15.1]

620

15.6 [12.1–19.0]

Occupation

 

P = 0.021

 

P = 0.038

 Unemployed/retired

3844

11.5 [10.2–12.8]

2461

22.6 [20.7–24.5]

 Employee/worker

2370

12.2 [10.6–13.9]

2187

18.9 [17.0–20.8]

 Intermediate

359

14.9 [10.4–19.4]

317

18.9 [13.7–24.1]

 Upper

980

14.2 [11.5–16.9]

484

18.6 [14.4–22.8]

Quintile income

 

P < 10−3

 

P = 0.017

 1st quintile

1510

6.9 [5.4–8.3]

1089

18.2 [15.6–20.8]

 2nd quintile

1510

9.0 [7.2–10.7]

1090

18.7 [16.0–21.4]

 3rd quintile

1511

12.2 [10.2–14.3]

1090

21.9 [19.1–24.7]

 4th quintile

1511

14.9 [12.6–17.1]

1090

22.5 [19.6–25.4]

 5th quintile

1511

16.2 [13.9–18.5]

1090

19.8 [17.0–22.6]

Total

7553

12.4 [11.4–13.3]

5449

20.3 [19.1–21.6]

  1. CI 95 95% Confidence Interval
  2. p: p value at 5% significance level